Study Group: Computer Hardware Distributors

Council Members in this Study Group: 49

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Michael Horsch Fizz

Senior Advisor
FCI Inc.

Michael Horsch Fizz is a Senior Advisor at FCI, a company providing system integration and strategy consulting services. Mr. Fizz specializes in monitoring and predicting industry trends coupled with quantitative and qualitative reviews of technology...

Mark Teter

Chief Technology Officer
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP

Mark Teter is the Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Systems Group, a value added reseller and systems integrator. He is responsible for managing major accounts with Sun Microsystems, IBM, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, EMC, Symantec, Qlogic, Emulex,...

Ian Ash

District Sales Manager - NY.NJ.CT
Softchoice Corporation- CC

Ian Ash is a District Sales Manager, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at SoftChoice, a software and hardware reseller in North America. Softchoice currently sells 400,000 IT products and provides services in all areas of IT. He is responsible for...

Steven Shaffer

President and Chief Executive Officer
Zunesis, Inc.

Steve Shaffer is a 25 year veteran of the IT industry and is currently the President and CEO of Zunesis, Inc., a value added reseller (VAR). Zunesis buys its products from Avnet & other distributors. The company covers the Western US, excluding California,...

Zeke Margolis

Senior Account Manager
KEY CODE MEDIA, INC.

Zeke Margolis is a Senior Account Manager for Key Code Media, the largest technology hardware/software provider in Los Angeles and Avid Technology's largest reseller worldwide. He has over 15 years experience providing solutions for audio, video, graphics,...

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KVM Technology - Choosing the Right Switch for Your Small Server Room

September 9, 2009

Analysis by:David Miller, Director,

Analysis of:eWeek.com - How to Choose the Right KVM Switch for Your Small Server Room | www.eweek.com

The author has emphasized an area that is not a serious issue in most installations and at the same time has missed an opportunity to educate the reader on one exposure that can lead to the very serious consequence of having to reboot servers. In addition, the author failed to bring up two very important aspects: mouse synchronization with IP enabled KVM switches as well as the ability of seeing all installed KVM switches as part of best practices within the context of IT infrastructure.

Cisco's advantages and challenges. Comparisons to Juniper, ProCurve, Brocade.

August 5, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Horsch Fizz, Senior Advisor,

Analysis of:Cisco’s Sales Will Drop as Much as 17%, Chambers Says | www.bloomberg.com

Cisco's strengths and challenges for their first fiscal quarter and beyond can be further defined when we compare them to their competition. Juniper, HP ProCurve, Avaya, Brocade (Foundry), Nortel, 3COM are vendors that can help us define and understand Cisco. Cisco's success may very well be due to the weakness of their competition versus the strengths of Cisco. In addition, with $30 plus billion of cash they are better positioned than most.

What's Hot about VMWare version 4

April 27, 2009

Analysis by:Howard Bergman, Vice President,

Analysis of:VMware unveils its cloud OS; Wants to be a bridge for the enterprise | blogs.zdnet.com

The best new feature of VMware v4.0 (dubbed vShphere) is the inclusion of "FT" - Fault Tolerance. Essentially, if a primary server fails, the 2nd "Shadow" server will seamlessly assume the role of the primary server. This means - zero - downtime. There are certain caveats, such as shared storage is required and a high speed link between the 2 servers is assumed, but IF you need true fault tolerance, this is a great idea.

Balancing a Load

February 27, 2009

Analysis by:Michael Horsch Fizz, Senior Advisor,

Analysis of:Alteon deal worth just $17.65M, Nortel says | www.ottawacitizen.com

-May be enough to finally give Radware a push into profitability; -Nortel (Alteon) clients win; -Radware may increase their market reach. -Competition is already going after existing Nortel clients.

Where is IT spending heading in 2009

December 8, 2008

Analysis by:Howard Bergman, Vice President,

Analysis of:How much data centers really cost | www.networkworld.com

What technology will businesses purchase in 2009? Most people and firms are concerned about technology spending slowdowns based on current macroeconimic trends. Surveys and comments all suggest a slowdown at best, or a major stop at worst. So if businesses will invest next year, the ROI (return on investment) MUST be faster and more assured than ever.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

Value Added Reseller (VAR)
Systems Integrator (SI)
Distributor
Individual/Small Consultancy
Original Equipment Manufacturer

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

Director
President
Consultant
Chief Executive Officer
Sales
Principal
Business Development Manager
Account Executive
District Sales Manager
Account Manager

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